The Watcher recommends

April 11, 2009

Sunday: " Witch Hunt"

(9 p.m., MSNBC). Sean Penn narrates this documentary, which chronicles how dozens of parents in Bakersfield, Calif., were sent to jail in the '80s for molestation -- yet not one of them was guilty (the children now say they were coerced to lie).

Monday: "Big Bang Theory" (7 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2). We knew this day would come: The nerds hit "Ladies Night" at a local bar.

Tuesday: "Deadliest Catch" (8 p.m., Discovery). A new season of death-defying crab-catching in the icy waters off the coast of Alaska. Two new ships, the Lisa Marie and the Trailblazer, join the veterans this season.

Wednesday: "Mythbusters: Alaska Special" (8 p.m., Discovery). The "Mythbusters" team heads to the frozen north to investigate urban legends about icy conditions, such as, "Will a golf ball go farther on a frozen lake?"

Thursday: "CSI" (8 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2). The team investigates a murder at a sci-fi convention. Watch for cameos from two veterans of Sci Fi's "Battlestar Galactica."

Friday: "Prison Break"

(8 p.m., WFLD-Ch. 32). This Fox series begins its final set of episodes, with Michael and Sarah facing danger as they try to make their way to Miami.

Saturday: "Thrilla in Manila"

7 p.m., HBO. A documentary chronicling the epic three-bout series of fights between Joe Frazier (above) and Muhammad Ali from 1971 to 1975.

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Compiled by Carmel Carrillo from Tribune wire reports.

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